Here in the Nutmeg State, both the New Haven Register and the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced their respective All-State teams Saturday. The two are the yin and yang of all-state teams. Walter Camp puts together a complete team (i.e. five offensive linemen and three-or-more defensive linemen), whereas the Register focuses on having the best players on offense, defense and special teams.

We'll start with Walter Camp as its team is shorter — Ansonia's Arkeel Newsome repeated as the state Player of the Year. The junior ran for 2,245 yards (at a daffy 9.89 yards a carry) and 38 touchdowns for the Class S champions. He's a tricky defensive back, too.

Xavier senior quarterback Tim Boyle and Hand senior linebacker Matt Walsh were the other two finalists. Boyle will attend Boston College next season (hush, DiMauro). Walsh is headed to Storrs.

Tom Dyer of Hillhouse and Hand's Steve Filippone sharing the Foundation's Coach of the Year honor.

The late, great Jack Hunt was posthumously feted with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Hunt was a star player at Ansonia and later returned to coach the program to seven CIAC state championships, the third-most by a coach in state history. He had a winning percentage of .881 (193-26), third-best all-time according to the 2012 Connecticut High School Football Record Book.

George Knoth, a senior offensive lineman/linebacker at Law, earned the UCAN Inspire Award. Knoth and his teammates wore a blue puzzle piece decal on their helmets this past season to raise autism awareness. Knoth's two younger brothers are autistic.

The Register named Matt Walsh its State Player of the Year. He was a frightening defensive force and had 182 tackles and three sacks for the two-time, two-time Class L champions this past season. Hand played two platoons, but Walsh was used as the short-yardage back. He ran for 10 touchdowns, half of which came in the Tigers' 40-20 win over then No. 1 Xavier on Oct. 12.

NFA's Jemal Davis was named the Register's State Coach of the Year. The Wildcats finished 12-1, won the Eastern Connecticut Conference Large Division and were the Class LL runner-up. It was just the program's second CIAC state final appearance.

The Register chooses first, second and third teams as also picks honorable mentions.

Kingsley, a junior quarterback, threw 51 touchdowns. He shredded the record set last season by Cromwell's Anthony Morales (43).

Scirpo, a senior receiver, caught 25 touchdowns. That edged the 24 touchdowns caught by Bristol Central's Aaron Hernandez in 2005. Note that Hernandez played 10 games that season, whereas Scirpo played 12 games this season.

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Public service announcement — 2013 should be a glorious year for running backs as Cooper, Newsome, Outlow, Philips and Young are all juniors.

In this era where the forward pass is considered sacred, it's heartening to know that there will be some teams handing off to some great backs and RUNNING THE BALL next season.